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| + | '''Fantasy Press''' was founded in 1946 by {{a|Lloyd Arthur Eshbach|1611}} and based in Reading Pennsylvania; another Fantasy Press was publishing books at the same time in Oxford, England (poetry). | ||
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| + | See also: [[Wikipedia:Fantasy Press]] | ||
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| + | == Special Author and Publisher editions == | ||
| + | The publication ''[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?THBKFPTTHX1947 The Book of Ptath]'' is a leather bound Fantasy Press edition that states "This Special Edition is limited to two copies, numbered, autographed [by the staff of the press] and bound in leather." The seller of this publication reports | ||
| + | : On one of the two copies the limitation page also has a note in Lloyd Arthur Eshbach's hand, which reads, "For A. E. van Vogt -- As an expression of our appreciation for his fine work as a writer, and our thanks for his cooperation with Fantasy Press." [Signed by] L.A. Eshbach / A.J. Donnell / G.H. MacGregor / L.H. Houck. Fantasy Press always did two "presentation copies" bound in leather. One for the author and one for Lloyd Arthur Eshbach, the publisher. | ||
| + | It's not known if Fantasy created this pair of leather bound editions for every single one of their publications. | ||
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| + | == 1947 == | ||
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| + | * [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?FROBGARD1947 None] The Forbidden Garden [$3.00, hc, 278pp, cvr: A. J. Donnell] [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?Eric_Temple_Bell Eric Temple Bell] | ||
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| + | == 1948 == | ||
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| + | * [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?BEYTHORZ1948 48-7765] Beyond This Horizon [$3.00, hc, 242pp, cvr: A. J. Donnell] [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?Robert_A._Heinlein Robert A. Heinlein] | ||
| + | * [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?DRKRTYTH1948 None] Darker Than You Think [$3.00, hc, 310pp, cvr: Edd Cartier] [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?Jack_Williamson Jack Williamson] | ||
| + | * [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?DVDNDRL1948 None] Divide and Rule [$3.00, hc, 231pp, cvr: unknown] [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?L._Sprague_de_Camp L. Sprague de Camp] | ||
| + | * [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?SKLRKTHRE1948 None] Skylark Three [$3.00, hc, 256pp, cvr: A. J. Donnell] [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?Edward_E._Smith Edward E. Smith] | ||
| + | * [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?SNSTRBRR1948 None] Sinister Barrier [$3.00, hc, 253pp, cvr: A. J. Donnell] [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?Eric_Frank_Russell Eric Frank Russell] | ||
| + | * [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?THBLCKFLMCA1948 None] The Black Flame [$3.00, hc, 240pp, cvr: unknown] [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?Stanley_G._Weinbaum Stanley G. Weinbaum] | ||
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| + | == 1949 == | ||
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| + | * [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?MRTNDYS1949 None] A Martian Odyssey and Others [$3.00, hc, 289pp, cvr: unknown] [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?Stanley_G._Weinbaum Stanley G. Weinbaum] | ||
| + | * [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?NCRDBLPLNT1949 None] The Incredible Planet [$3.00, hc, 344pp, cvr: A. J. Donnell] [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?John_W._Campbell,_Jr. John W. Campbell, Jr.] | ||
| + | * [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?SKLRKVLRN1949 None] Skylark of Valeron [$3.00, hc, 252pp, cvr: A. J. Donnell] [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?Edward_E._Smith Edward E. Smith] | ||
| + | * [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?SVNTFTM1949 None] Seven out of Time [$3.00, hc, 240pp, cvr: unknown] [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?Arthur_Leo_Zagat Arthur Leo Zagat] | ||
| + | * [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?THNCPLNT3A1949 None] The Incredible Planet [hc] [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?John_W._Campbell,_Jr. John W. Campbell, Jr.] | ||
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| + | == 1950 == | ||
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| + | * [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?BRDGFLGHT1950 None] The Bridge of Light [$3.00, hc, 248pp, cvr: unknown] [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?A._Hyatt_Verrill A. Hyatt Verrill] | ||
| + | * [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?FRSTLNSMN1950 None] First Lensman [$3.00, hc, 306pp, cvr: A. J. Donnell] [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?Edward_E._Smith Edward E. Smith] | ||
| + | * [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?GENUSH1950 None] Genus Homo [$3.00, hc, 225pp, cvr: Edd Cartier] [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?L._Sprague_de_Camp L. Sprague de Camp] '''and''' [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?P._Schuyler_Miller P. Schuyler Miller] | ||
| + | * [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?GLCTCPTRL1950 None] Galactic Patrol [$3.00, hc, 273pp, cvr: Ric Binkley] [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?Edward_E._Smith Edward E. Smith] | ||
| + | * [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?MSTRSTM1950 None] Masters of Time [$3.00, hc, 227pp, cvr: Edd Cartier] [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?A._E._van_Vogt A. E. van Vogt] | ||
| + | * [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?THCMTRS1950 None] The Cometeers [$3.00, hc, 310pp, cvr: Edd Cartier] [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?Jack_Williamson Jack Williamson] | ||
| + | * [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?TRPLNTR1950 None] Triplanetary [$3.00, hc, 287pp, cvr: A. J. Donnell] [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?Edward_E._Smith Edward E. Smith] | ||
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| + | == 1951 == | ||
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| + | * [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?BYNDNFNT1951 None] Beyond Infinity [$2.75, hc, 236pp, cvr: unknown] [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?Robert_S._Carr Robert S. Carr] | ||
| + | * [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?DRDFLSNCT1951 None] Dreadful Sanctuary [$2.75, hc, 276pp, cvr: Edd Cartier] [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?Eric_Frank_Russell Eric Frank Russell] | ||
| + | * [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?GRYLNSMN1951 None] Gray Lensman [$3.00, hc, 306pp, cvr: Hubert Rogers] [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?Edward_E._Smith Edward E. Smith] | ||
| + | * [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?SDSFLF1951 None] Seeds of Life [$2.75, hc, 255pp, cvr: unknown] [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?Eric_Temple_Bell Eric Temple Bell] (as ''John Taine'') | ||
| + | * [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?THMNSHLL851951 None] The Moon Is Hell [$3.00, hc, 256pp, cvr: unknown] [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?John_W._Campbell,_Jr. John W. Campbell, Jr.] | ||
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| + | == 1952 == | ||
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| + | * [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?CRSTLHRD1952 None] The Crystal Horde [$3.00, hc, 254pp, cvr: unknown] [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?Eric_Temple_Bell Eric Temple Bell] (as ''John Taine'') | ||
| + | * [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?LGNFTM1952 None] The Legion of Time [$3.00, hc, 252pp, cvr: unknown] [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?Jack_Williamson Jack Williamson] | ||
| + | * [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?REDPERI1952 None] The Red Peri [$3.00, hc, 270pp, cvr: John T. Brooks] [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?Stanley_G._Weinbaum Stanley G. Weinbaum] | ||
| + | * [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?THTTN1952 None] The Titan [$3.00, hc, 252pp, cvr: unknown] [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?P._Schuyler_Miller P. Schuyler Miller] | ||
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| + | == 1953 == | ||
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| + | * [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?BLCKSTRPS1953 None] The Black Star Passes [$3.00, hc, 254pp, cvr: unknown] [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?John_W._Campbell,_Jr. John W. Campbell, Jr.] | ||
| + | * [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?MNFMNMND1953 None] Man of Many Minds [$3.00, hc, 222pp, cvr: Mel Hunter] [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?E._Everett_Evans E. Everett Evans] | ||
| + | * [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?SCNDSTGL1953 None] Second-Stage Lensman [$3.00, hc, 307pp, cvr: Ric Binkley] [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?Edward_E._Smith Edward E. Smith] | ||
| + | * [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?SSGNMNTETR1953 None] Assignment in Eternity [$3.00, hc, 256pp, cvr: Ric Binkley] [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?Robert_A._Heinlein Robert A. Heinlein] | ||
| + | * [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?THBLPSSS381953 None] The Black Star Passes [$3.00, hc, 254pp] [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?John_W._Campbell,_Jr. John W. Campbell, Jr.] | ||
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| + | == 1954 == | ||
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| + | * [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?DPSPC7B1954 None] Deep Space [$3.00, hc, 249pp] [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?Eric_Frank_Russell Eric Frank Russell] | ||
| + | * [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?GOG6661954 None] G.O.G. 666 [$3.00, hc, 256pp, cvr: unknown] [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?Eric_Temple_Bell Eric Temple Bell] | ||
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| + | == 1955 == | ||
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| + | * [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?LNMNDS1955 None] Alien Minds [$3.00, hc, 223pp, cvr: unknown] [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?E._Everett_Evans E. Everett Evans] | ||
| + | * [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?THTYRNTFTM2F1955 None] The Tyrant of Time [hc] [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?Lloyd_Arthur_Eshbach Lloyd Arthur Eshbach] | ||
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| + | == 1960 == | ||
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| + | * [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?THVRLSTR631960 None] The Vortex Blaster [$3.00, hc, 191pp] [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?E._E._Smith E. E. Smith] | ||
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| + | {{Publisher Category}} | ||
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Fantasy Press was founded in 1946 by Lloyd Arthur Eshbach and based in Reading Pennsylvania; another Fantasy Press was publishing books at the same time in Oxford, England (poetry).
See also: Wikipedia:Fantasy Press
Special Author and Publisher editions
The publication The Book of Ptath is a leather bound Fantasy Press edition that states "This Special Edition is limited to two copies, numbered, autographed [by the staff of the press] and bound in leather." The seller of this publication reports
- On one of the two copies the limitation page also has a note in Lloyd Arthur Eshbach's hand, which reads, "For A. E. van Vogt -- As an expression of our appreciation for his fine work as a writer, and our thanks for his cooperation with Fantasy Press." [Signed by] L.A. Eshbach / A.J. Donnell / G.H. MacGregor / L.H. Houck. Fantasy Press always did two "presentation copies" bound in leather. One for the author and one for Lloyd Arthur Eshbach, the publisher.
It's not known if Fantasy created this pair of leather bound editions for every single one of their publications.
1947
- None The Forbidden Garden [$3.00, hc, 278pp, cvr: A. J. Donnell] Eric Temple Bell
1948
- 48-7765 Beyond This Horizon [$3.00, hc, 242pp, cvr: A. J. Donnell] Robert A. Heinlein
- None Darker Than You Think [$3.00, hc, 310pp, cvr: Edd Cartier] Jack Williamson
- None Divide and Rule [$3.00, hc, 231pp, cvr: unknown] L. Sprague de Camp
- None Skylark Three [$3.00, hc, 256pp, cvr: A. J. Donnell] Edward E. Smith
- None Sinister Barrier [$3.00, hc, 253pp, cvr: A. J. Donnell] Eric Frank Russell
- None The Black Flame [$3.00, hc, 240pp, cvr: unknown] Stanley G. Weinbaum
1949
- None A Martian Odyssey and Others [$3.00, hc, 289pp, cvr: unknown] Stanley G. Weinbaum
- None The Incredible Planet [$3.00, hc, 344pp, cvr: A. J. Donnell] John W. Campbell, Jr.
- None Skylark of Valeron [$3.00, hc, 252pp, cvr: A. J. Donnell] Edward E. Smith
- None Seven out of Time [$3.00, hc, 240pp, cvr: unknown] Arthur Leo Zagat
- None The Incredible Planet [hc] John W. Campbell, Jr.
1950
- None The Bridge of Light [$3.00, hc, 248pp, cvr: unknown] A. Hyatt Verrill
- None First Lensman [$3.00, hc, 306pp, cvr: A. J. Donnell] Edward E. Smith
- None Genus Homo [$3.00, hc, 225pp, cvr: Edd Cartier] L. Sprague de Camp and P. Schuyler Miller
- None Galactic Patrol [$3.00, hc, 273pp, cvr: Ric Binkley] Edward E. Smith
- None Masters of Time [$3.00, hc, 227pp, cvr: Edd Cartier] A. E. van Vogt
- None The Cometeers [$3.00, hc, 310pp, cvr: Edd Cartier] Jack Williamson
- None Triplanetary [$3.00, hc, 287pp, cvr: A. J. Donnell] Edward E. Smith
1951
- None Beyond Infinity [$2.75, hc, 236pp, cvr: unknown] Robert S. Carr
- None Dreadful Sanctuary [$2.75, hc, 276pp, cvr: Edd Cartier] Eric Frank Russell
- None Gray Lensman [$3.00, hc, 306pp, cvr: Hubert Rogers] Edward E. Smith
- None Seeds of Life [$2.75, hc, 255pp, cvr: unknown] Eric Temple Bell (as John Taine)
- None The Moon Is Hell [$3.00, hc, 256pp, cvr: unknown] John W. Campbell, Jr.
1952
- None The Crystal Horde [$3.00, hc, 254pp, cvr: unknown] Eric Temple Bell (as John Taine)
- None The Legion of Time [$3.00, hc, 252pp, cvr: unknown] Jack Williamson
- None The Red Peri [$3.00, hc, 270pp, cvr: John T. Brooks] Stanley G. Weinbaum
- None The Titan [$3.00, hc, 252pp, cvr: unknown] P. Schuyler Miller
1953
- None The Black Star Passes [$3.00, hc, 254pp, cvr: unknown] John W. Campbell, Jr.
- None Man of Many Minds [$3.00, hc, 222pp, cvr: Mel Hunter] E. Everett Evans
- None Second-Stage Lensman [$3.00, hc, 307pp, cvr: Ric Binkley] Edward E. Smith
- None Assignment in Eternity [$3.00, hc, 256pp, cvr: Ric Binkley] Robert A. Heinlein
- None The Black Star Passes [$3.00, hc, 254pp] John W. Campbell, Jr.
1954
- None Deep Space [$3.00, hc, 249pp] Eric Frank Russell
- None G.O.G. 666 [$3.00, hc, 256pp, cvr: unknown] Eric Temple Bell
1955
- None Alien Minds [$3.00, hc, 223pp, cvr: unknown] E. Everett Evans
- None The Tyrant of Time [hc] Lloyd Arthur Eshbach
1960
- None The Vortex Blaster [$3.00, hc, 191pp] E. E. Smith